The report detailed the GDP, or the total value of all goods
sold, for 242 of the country's 366 metropolitan statistical areas in 2011. The Flint MSA ranked 103rd in total GDP among the 366 markets.

Nationally, the average GDP grew by a rate of 1.6 percent in
2011 after increasing 3.1 percent in 2010. As a state, Michigan's GDP rose 2.3
percent in 2011 after growing by 4.9 percent in 2010.

The report, which was released Friday, Feb. 22, showed that
the Flint MSA had a GDP of $10.2 billion in 2011, up from $10 billion in 2010
and $9.5 billion in 2009, but down from the $10.6 billion in 2008.

After suffering a 9.7 percent decrease of its GDP from 2008
to 2009, the Flint MSA showed growth of close to 5 percent from 2009 to 2010 and
another 1.9 percent growth from 2010 to 2011.

Flint experienced the largest growth in GDP from the durable
goods and manufacturing sector, which saw a 1.5 percent increase from 2010 to
2011. There was also slight growth in non-durable goods manufacturing (.12
percent), trade (.66 percent), information (.6 percent), education and health services
(.12 percent), and professional and business services (.65 percent).